Middletown, Connecticut, Workers' Compensation Lawyers
Our lawyers represent injured workers throughout Connecticut at informal hearings, formal hearings and appeals of workers' compensation claims.
Connecticut's workers' compensation program is a complex body of rules and claim procedures. If this is the first time you have been injured, navigating the system can be difficult. Many people are turned down for benefits or don't receive all of the benefits they deserve, simply because they were unaware of the rules.
Our lawyers represent injured workers on a 20 percent contingency fee system. This means that we will earn our attorney's fees only if we are successful in helping you to obtain workers' compensation benefits. We have helped people who have suffered all types of on-the-job injuries, including back injuries, neck injuries, repetitive stress trauma, carpal tunnel syndrome, occupational diseases such as posttraumatic stress syndrome, hypertension and heart disease.
Workers' compensation benefits may continue as long as your disability continues. However, the injured worker and the insurance carrier can agree on a onetime lump sum payment, called a stipulated settlement. Stipulated agreements must be approved by the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Review Board.
Experienced workers' compensation lawyers
Attorneys Bernard Poliner and AnnMarie Cienava Rocco have recovered millions of dollars in compensation for injured workers in Connecticut. In addition, Mr. Poliner is a member of the legal advisory committee to the chairman of the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission, serves on the Executive Committee of Workers' Compensation of Connecticut Bar Association and is a member of the Standing Committee for certification to specialize in the field of workers' compensation. Mr. Poliner is also chairman of the medical-legal committee for the Workers' Compensation Executive Committee.
Attorney Poliner successfully defended a workers' compensation claim involving a jurisdictional dispute that was ultimately decided by the Connecticut Supreme Court. The case, Castro v. Viera, 207 Conn. 420 (1988) has been cited often by the Connecticut Supreme Court.
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For more information
To obtain more information or to schedule an appointment with a workers' compensation lawyer at our firm, call 860-346-8691 or fill out our contact form.
